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The Big Story

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An in-depth look at the issues, culture and personalities shaping Canada today.

Episodes — page 93

  1. Inside Canada’s most notorious heists

    Why don't more Canadians know about the criminal masterminds behind some of Canada's most legendary capers? A new audiobook, True North Heists, tells the tales of some of the most…

    E15318:55
  2. How long can Hollywood stay in limbo?

    In a normal year, the start of November would mark the beginning of the prestige movie push, with award hopefuls, franchise films and feel-good family flocks crowding theatres. Thi…

    E15223:57
  3. Porn and the Pandemic: A study in adaptability

    It was perfect timing, really, for OnlyFans. The website was growing in popularity because it allowed people to charge followers for exclusive content, and it didn't forbid pornogr…

    E15119:18
  4. Where is Ontario’s real gun violence epidemic?

    You might think that it's gang-related shootings in Toronto that drive gun-violence statistics in the province. You'd wind up surprised. A new study examined in detail firearms-rel…

    E15021:12
  5. Should Canada worry about a huge deficit?

    Our government has spent hundreds of billions of dollars supporting Canadians through this pandemic. They're deep in debt—but how worried should they be? Traditional economic polic…

    E14919:21
  6. Meet the new leader of Canada’s Green Party

    Annamie Paul made history earlier this month when she became the first Black woman to lead a Canadian party when she became the successor to Elizabeth May. Now that the party is he…

    E14820:37
  7. A trip to a beautiful little deadly beach

    It's called Six Mile Beach, and it sits in a remote part of British Columbia. It’s not on any of the tourism brochures. You need to know how to find it to get there, but once you d…

    E14720:48
  8. What happens when you give homeless people money?

    Not your pocket change, either. We're talking about thousands of dollars in a no-strings-attached payment. A project in British Columbia did just that, and then followed 50 homeles…

    E14622:12
  9. How Halloween highlights the COVID-19 communication paradox

    Trick or Treating is cancelled in some Ontario hotspots, and it's easy to be upset on behalf of the kids and wonder why. After all, we've been told the safest things are done outsi…

    E14529:20
  10. Alleged abuse, coverups and years of trauma: Inside the legacy of the Basilian Fathers

    For almost two years an investigative team has been digging into into claims of child sexual assault by priests who belong to a Canadian Catholic order known as the Basilian Father…

    E14424:50
  11. Remote work has been about survival. What’s happened to careers?

    In the early days of the pandemic, it was fun to compare crude work-from-home setups. Eight months later, with no end in sight, the novelty is long gone. What's changed about the t…

    E14325:00
  12. A little bit of Hope

    Amir Omidvar left Iran during the revolutionary crisis in 1982. For twenty months after leaving his home, Amir did everything he could to cross the Atlantic ocean. While taking ref…

    E14234:33
  13. How Canada’s legacy of slavery lingers on today

    Most Canadians didn't learn much about slavery in Canada in history class. Curriculums in this country have mostly focused on the Underground Railroad and largely glossed over the…

    E14122:15
  14. How to prepare for a winter in lockdown

    Unless you’re lucky enough to live in some of the areas of Canada that are largely free of Covid-19, you’re likely staring down a long few months spent isolated from most of the co…

    E14019:09
  15. Inside the Atlantic Bubble, where life is close to normal

    We don’t have to look as far as New Zealand to find examples of how the battle against COVID-19 can be won. We have a success story right here in Canada, where the so-called Atlant…

    E13919:25
  16. Climate change reporting needs hope as well as fear

    You have heard plenty of dire predictions and seen hundreds of horrible photographs. The Earth is in trouble, there's no doubt. But when coverage of climate change always focuses o…

    E13822:45
  17. “All we can do is brace for impact”: Canada plans for US political chaos

    Our neighbour is in trouble. Whatever the results of the American election on November 3, there's only a small chance they won't be contested. The upheaval could last for months. I…

    E13726:52
  18. What one refugee’s journey can tell us about Canada

    Many of us take pride in Canada's diversity—but not all of us embrace it. And critics cite large numbers when discussing immigration policy. What that does is take the power of ind…

    E13624:07
  19. Inside Nova Scotia’s complicated lobster fishery fight

    In mid-September, commercial fishers began to protest and threaten First Nation lobster fishermen who were exercising their treaty rights to make a moderate living out of season. T…

    E13526:43
  20. How some churches get permission to use illegal drugs

    The federal government may not be working towards decriminalization of banned substances, but if you follow the proper procedures, as some churches have, you can receive permission…

    E13425:59
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